Nuggets-Lakers Is A Great Series

[Drucci]

Ugh.  The Nuggets choked on the inbounds pass again.

Unbelievable. I was mad at them again, can't they complete an easy inbound pass?! They've shot their chances of winning the game in two games out of three...

Still, the Lakers got obvious help from the referees in the 3rd quarter and in the last seconds of the first half (8 points lead down to 4 after controversial decisions). They had something like 17 free throws to 3 in the third quarter.

Still, Melo's disappearance and JR Smith and Billups' forced shots (and lack of shooting touch) killed Denver. Kobe was a killer once again in crunch time, you've got to give him credit for that, he carried his team through 48 minutes.

Anyway the Nuggets will win game 4 but now they'll have to win again in L.A while they could have kept their HCA and take a serious advantage on the Lakers.

[housecall]

Maybe game 3 was just one of those days,when nothing is going right.Im hoping the Nuggets will bounce back from this one with an extra motivation to win.Game 4 will tell us a lot about this team.

[cordobes]

The Nuggets are an implosion waiting to happen. They're over-performing, the Lakers under-performing and that's the reason things look balanced. They need to make a couple of quality additions to be a legit contender in the next few years.

[housecall]

The Nuggets are an implosion waiting to happen. They're over-performing, the Lakers under-performing and that's the reason things look balanced. They need to make a couple of quality additions to be a legit contender in the next few years.

I agree that the Nuggets need to add a few pieces to be a legit contender but im hoping they can knock the Lakers off anyhow.Although they are not as talented as the Lakers,sometimes will and motivation can get you over the top.

[thirstyboots18]

I agree...a really fun to watch series!  I have been saying that the Nuggets are the spoilers of this post season ever since they traded Iverson for Billips and got their defensive mindset together.  Even though my beloved Celtics couldn't  get through to the next round this year, I still have a team to root for....The Denver Nuggets.  (However, I am still dreaming of next year...and a healthy Celtics Championship #18!)

[Donoghus]

Frustrating game to watch last night.  To see Denver implode at home against the Lakers, of all teams, was not a fun one to sit through.

Denver had a golden opportunity and blew it, sadly, it could very well cost them a shot at winning the series.

[DanMan08]

Still, the Lakers got obvious help from the referees in the 3rd quarter and in the last seconds of the first half (8 points lead down to 4 after controversial decisions). They had something like 17 free throws to 3 in the third quarter.

Good, at least its even now Denver got the officiating in game 2, LA game 3.  At least the officials let the players decide it in the last 2 minutes and didnt miss or make phantom calls like game 2. 

If you want to know why Denver shot 3 Free throws (13-2 if dont count technicals) you can look at the 8 3pt's and the 13 of 18 shots they took from beyond 15 Feet. 

Not sure what your talking about at the end of the first half, they made a 3 and a free throw to cut it down to 4 (even after billups bodied up fisher and knocked him to the ground in the final 30 seconds, a call they have been giving billups his whole career when he flops). 
 

[LB3533]

I remember everyone from the national media to their own freaking fans were ready to call out the Magic after losing to Big Baby's jumper and giving Game 5 away to the Celtics at the Garden.

I remember people saying the Magic are going to implode when their best player, Dwight Howard was calling out his own head coach in public.

The Magic never lost a game in that series.

Don't count the Nuggets out.

Listen to Chauncey when he says that every game, and it is every game is different and each its own story.

That being said, how do you score 18 points in the 4th quarter on your own home floor?

[Drucci]

Still, the Lakers got obvious help from the referees in the 3rd quarter and in the last seconds of the first half (8 points lead down to 4 after controversial decisions). They had something like 17 free throws to 3 in the third quarter.

Good, at least its even now Denver got the officiating in game 2, LA game 3.  At least the officials let the players decide it in the last 2 minutes and didnt miss or make phantom calls like game 2. 

If you want to know why Denver shot 3 Free throws (13-2 if dont count technicals) you can look at the 8 3pt's and the 13 of 18 shots they took from beyond 15 Feet. 

Not sure what your talking about at the end of the first half, they made a 3 and a free throw to cut it down to 4 (even after billups bodied up fisher and knocked him to the ground in the final 30 seconds, a call they have been giving billups his whole career when he flops). 
 

I have nothing to say about the three but the free throw was due to a phantom technical foul on Linas Kleiza who got pushed by Gasol (who didn't get called for anything).

I just watched again the end of the half and other than this call the Lakers did came back all alone in the game. I thought that JR Smith's 3 pointer followed by a technical foul was at the end of the 2nd quarter, but I got confused, it was at the end of the third, so forget about my comments about the end of half officiating (expect for the technical foul on Kleiza ).

[indeedproceed]

ANyone else watchin this?

JR Smith is playin like a balla.

[indeedproceed]

And Carmelo is playin like trashhh. I guess he's got the flu or something? (According to the always incredible Cheryl Miller)

[Who]

I love JR Smith's game. He's getting better every year.

[indeedproceed]

Kenyon Martin is always being called a thug...and you know what? he kinda is. He's a bully out there, mean son of a  (shut yo mouth)....

LA has gotta keep Denver from making heart breaker easy baskets.

[indeedproceed]

Chris Anderson looks like some character from tekken or something..like a half man half lizard half baaaad dude.

[Cs09Champs]

And Carmelo is playin like trashhh. I guess he's got the flu or something? (According to the always incredible Cheryl Miller)

He turned his ankle.